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Rights experts say group, who have been detained for more than 10 years, face risk of disappearance and imprisonment
Dozens of Uyghurs have been deported from Thailand to China in the face of warnings from human rights experts that there is a high risk they will suffer torture, enforced disappearance and imprisonment.
US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday said the US condemned Thailand’s move “in the strongest possible terms”.

Tens of thousands of people from dozens of nations have been trafficked to cyberfraud hubs in Myanmar, where they must con victims or endure brutal punishment.

Researchers from NYU and the University of California, Irvine found that most Asian American parents generally prefer sending their children to schools with a majority Asian population. Participants ...

James Paterson questions whether PM was across detail of live-fire drill, prompting Wong to say opposition senator ‘not actually interested in detail’
Three Chinese warships have sailed west into the Great Australian Bight, as Penny Wong accuses the Coalition of deliberately stirring controversy over in the Tasman Sea.
During a fractious Senate estimates hearing Thursday morning, the foreign affairs minister accused the shadow home affairs spokesperson, James Paterson, of ignoring national security in favour of spearheading a “political attack” on the government.

The foreign affairs minister explains to Senate estimates who knew what, when about recent Chinese live-firing exercises in international waters near Australia. The government asked China for an explanation within hours, Wong says, adding that she made direct representations to her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and made it clear that the activities 'did not meet our expectations and was of deep concern'

Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divert
New Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.
The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises off its coast, Winston Peters told reporters in Beijing after meetings with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and vice premier Han Zheng.

China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

Investors were eyeing the firm for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessary, but found few
surpassed investor expectations for the fourth quarter of 2024 with a 78% jump in revenue year over year.
The company reported $39.3bn in revenue, beating analyst projections of $38.25bn. It also reported $0.89 in earnings a share on Wednesday, beating expectations of $0.84.

The administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself.

Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of times
A cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it earlier this month likening it to a dog.
Guo Qingshan took the photo, which he captioned “Puppy Mountain”, while on a hike near his home town of Yichang, in Hubei province, in late January.

Here’s what we know about how Australia learned about Chinese navy exercises held in the Tasman Sea over two days
In the five days since in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, an unclear picture has emerged of who knew what – and when.
Australian Senate estimates heard the first knowledge Australian authorities had of the potentially dangerous live-fire activity was through a over the area. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said the New Zealand navy notified Australia “at about the same time” as the pilot notified Airservices Australia.

Zelenskyy may visit the US this week to sign a deal on Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, according to Trump
Ukraine says it has reached a “preliminary” deal to hand revenue from some of its critical mineral resources to the US, with preparations under way for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sign the agreement on Friday.
The announcement followed days of tense negotiations between Washington and Kyiv in which the Ukrainian president alleged the US was pressuring him to sign an earlier deal worth more than $500bn (£395bn) that he said would force 10 generations of his people to pay it back.